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Psychiatric Technician

Yuba College

Long CertificateCIP: 51.1502

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Marysville, California

    2088 N Beale Rd, Marysville, California, 95901

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

Auto-populated·from O*NET via SOC 31-1133.00

Skills

Social PerceptivenessService OrientationSpeakingActive ListeningMonitoringCritical ThinkingCoordinationActive LearningReading Comprehension

Knowledge

PsychologyCustomer and Personal ServiceTherapy and CounselingEnglish LanguageMedicine and Dentistry

Abilities

Oral ExpressionOral ComprehensionProblem SensitivityWritten ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningSpeech ClaritySpeech RecognitionWritten ExpressionInformation OrderingNear Vision

Tasks

  • Listen and provide emotional support and encouragement to psychiatric patients.
  • Provide patients with cognitive, intellectual, or developmental disabilities with routine physical,
  • Complete physical checks and monitor patients to detect unusual or harmful behavior and report obser
  • Provide nursing, psychiatric, or personal care to patients with cognitive, intellectual, or developm
  • Encourage patients to develop work skills and to participate in social, recreational, or other thera
  • Restrain violent, potentially violent, or suicidal patients by verbal or physical means as required.

Technology

Electronic mail softwareSpreadsheet softwareOffice suite softwarePresentation softwareOperating system softwareMedical softwareInventory management software

Tools

Automatic blood pressure cuffsBedpansBlood collection syringesDesktop computersDigital patient thermometersEnema equipmentEvacuated blood collection tubesHydraulic patient liftsIntubation suctioning kitsMulti-line telephone systemsOxygen delivery masksPatient restraintsPersonal computersSafety razorsSpecimen collection containersBag valve mask BVM resuscitatorsBlood drawing syringesBlood pressure cuffsCold therapy equipmentCrutchesElectronic patient thermometersEmergency cartsGlucometersGurneysHazardous material spill kitsHeat therapy equipmentHospital beds

Work Values

RelationshipsSupportIndependenceAchievementWorking ConditionsRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Psychiatric Aides31-1133.00
  • Psychiatric Technicians29-2053.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Long Certificate)

  • Emotional and psychological encouragement — deliver consistently to a caseload of psychiatric patients during routine daily interactions with reduced direct oversight.
  • Behavioral monitoring logs — maintain accurately across a full shift, identifying patterns that warrant escalation to nursing staff.
  • Physical care routines — implement independently for patients with intellectual or developmental disabilities following established nursing care plans.
  • De-escalation communication — apply practiced verbal techniques to calm agitated patients before physical intervention becomes necessary.
  • Multidisciplinary team collaboration — contribute aide-level observations and progress notes during scheduled patient review meetings.
  • Social and educational activity programs — organize and supervise small patient groups with minimal prompting from professional staff.
  • Patient discharge planning documentation — update assigned sections of discharge plans accurately using office suite or medical software.
  • Area restriction management — monitor and maintain independently across multiple patient assignments within a psychiatric unit.
  • Reading comprehension of clinical notes — interpret care plan updates and treatment instructions to adjust daily patient support tasks accordingly.
  • Crisis response protocols — follow and execute established procedures when a patient displays sudden escalation in harmful behavior.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
81%
Placement Rate
87%